OL97: Invalid Date causes GP Fault
Article ID: 192261
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q192261
SYMPTOMS
If you use Microsoft Outlook 97, versions 8.02 or 8.03 on Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and enter an invalid date such as 4/31/98 (there is
no April 31st), you will get the following error message:
The value is not valid
Click OK. A Dr Watson error will be generated and Outlook will quit.
RESOLUTION
Install the Microsoft SR-2 update.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook 97,
versions 8.02 and 8.03. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97
Service Release 2 (SR-2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
Additional query words: hang crash stop SR2
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB192261